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Glad to hear that you had a good time. The gardens look great this year if the website is anything to go by. Thanks for the tip about the plant lists - I hadn't thought of this. I think my friend and I will get tickets for Saturday!
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Has anyone been to Hampton this year yet? The photos and coverage look great. I'm wondering about going along later in the week.
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Indeed, "let them have standpipes" might be the cry that begins a revolution. I agree with you digger, the privatisation of the water supplies was pure evil. Ultimately these companies have no right to make profits until the issue of water supply is fixed and we have a national water infrastructure - stuff the shareholders. I take exception to them making profits anyway from a resource that is essential to all of us - it seems highly unethical. As for gardeners being irresponsible - all the keen
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Don't know if you hear BBC R4's Today today at 7.34 am [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/index.shtml]http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/index.shtml[/url] - it was very interesting. This is my quick summary: David Gilchrist of the HTA complaining that the hosepipe ban wasn't the best way of safeguarding the water supplies as there were much more wasteful uses than watering plants and of course the leakages from the Water companies networks were wasting far more. I thought
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Also what happens to the growers who have been growing bedding plants in anticipation of Council displays. It seems that many Councils are deciding that they won't be using bedding plants this year? I heard on the radio that Guildford want to continue with their beds and hanging baskets and are currently looking at ways of removing chloring from grey water from their swimming pools. [Edited on 31/03/2006]
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Its not just the leaks though. Consumption and population plays a part too. It's no wonder that the rain doesn't seem to make a lot of difference when there are concentrations of population guzzling so much water. Also I guess a lot of the run off concrete car parks and the like just goes out to sea. I want to know when our clearly infrastructure can't cope, what the Deputy Prime Minister thinks he is doing suggesting that we need another 100,000 homes in the South East?
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Yes Freezing herbs in cubes works for me. I like cooking curries, so its really handy having coriander, mint, garlic and chillies ready minced in cubes. [Edited on 15/02/2006]
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I thought that there was a resurgence of interest in allotment gardens. I have friends in their 30s that have allotments - I think its because they have children and its nice to know where your food comes from and where its grown.
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One thing I have been wondering about is what is meant by 'gardening'. Does it matter if you tend 2 plants or 200? I think plenty of people are intimidated by the prospect of managing a large garden or one that contains a lot of plants, but most of the people I know enjoy tending a few plants and sitting outside. Certainly in the UK most houses are designed with a small garden of sorts, which doesn't happen so often on the Continent.
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